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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Swarm</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/s/swarm.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/genesis/1-20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/s/swarm.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Swarm</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/s/swarest.htm" title="Swarest">&#9668;</a> Swarm <a href="/topical/s/swarmed.htm" title="Swarmed">&#9658;</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> &#8226; <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> &#8226; <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> &#8226; <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> &#8226; <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> &#8226; <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In biblical literature, the term "swarm" is often associated with the movement and gathering of large groups of creatures, typically insects or animals, and is used to convey both natural phenomena and divine intervention. The concept of swarming is significant in various scriptural contexts, illustrating themes of abundance, judgment, and the power of God over creation.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>One of the most notable occurrences of swarming in the Bible is found in the account of the plagues of Egypt. In <a href="/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21-24</a> , God sends a swarm of flies upon Egypt as the fourth plague: "But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies on you and your officials, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground where they stand." This plague demonstrates God's sovereignty and serves as a judgment against Pharaoh for his refusal to release the Israelites.<br><br>The concept of swarming is also present in the description of locusts, which are often depicted as instruments of divine judgment. In <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a> , the prophet describes a devastating locust invasion: "What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten." This passage highlights the totality of destruction brought by the locusts, symbolizing the severe consequences of Israel's disobedience.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Themes</b><br><br>Swarming is frequently used symbolically in the Bible to represent overwhelming numbers and the unstoppable force of divine will. In <a href="/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42</a> , as part of the curses for disobedience, it is stated: "Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land." Here, the swarm signifies the comprehensive nature of God's judgment upon those who turn away from His commandments.<br><br>In a more positive light, swarming can also denote abundance and blessing. In <a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Genesis 1:20-22</a> , during the creation narrative, God commands the waters to "teem with living creatures" and blesses them to "be fruitful and multiply." This portrayal of swarming life forms underscores the richness and fertility of God's creation.<br><br><b>New Testament Context</b><br><br>While the New Testament does not frequently use the term "swarm," the imagery of large gatherings and multitudes can be seen in the accounts of Jesus' ministry. For example, in <a href="/mark/3-9.htm">Mark 3:9-10</a> , the crowds that gather around Jesus are described as so numerous that He instructs His disciples to have a boat ready to prevent the crowd from crushing Him. This reflects the intense interest and need of the people for Jesus' teachings and healing.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical use of "swarm" serves as a powerful metaphor for both divine judgment and blessing. It illustrates the might and authority of God over creation, as well as the consequences of human actions in response to His commands. Through the imagery of swarming, the Bible communicates themes of abundance, destruction, and the omnipotence of God in the natural world.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. i.</I>) To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A large number or mass of small animals or insects, especially when in motion.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) Especially, a great number of honeybees which emigrate from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the direction of a queen; a like body of bees settled permanently in a hive.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) Hence, any great number or multitude, as of people in motion, or sometimes of inanimate objects; as, a swarm of meteorites.<p>5. (<I>v. i.</I>) To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; -- said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer.<p>6. (<I>v. i.</I>) To appear or collect in a crowd; to throng together; to congregate in a multitude.<p>7. (<I>v. i.</I>) To be crowded; to be thronged with a multitude of beings in motion.<p>8. (<I>v. i.</I>) To abound; to be filled (with).<p>9. (<I>v. i.</I>) To breed multitudes.<p>10. (<I>v. t.</I>) To crowd or throng.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6157.htm"><span class="l">6157. arob -- probably a <b>swarm</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 6156, 6157. arob. 6158 . probably a <b>swarm</b>. Transliteration: arob Phonetic Spelling:<br> (aw-robe&#39;) Short Definition: swarms. <b>...</b> divers sorts of flies, <b>swarm</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6157.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8317.htm"><span class="l">8317. sharats -- to <b>swarm</b>, teem</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8316, 8317. sharats. 8318 . to <b>swarm</b>, teem. Transliteration: sharats Phonetic<br> Spelling: (shaw-rats&#39;) Short Definition: swarms. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8317.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3654.htm"><span class="l">3654. ken -- gnat, gnats, a gnat <b>swarm</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 3653b, 3654. ken. 3655 . gnat, gnats, a gnat <b>swarm</b>. Transliteration:<br> ken Phonetic Spelling: (kane) Short Definition: gnats. Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3654.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm"><span class="l">5712. edah -- congregation</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from yaad Definition congregation NASB Word Usage assembly (5), band<br> (2), company (13), congregation (126), congregation&#39;s (1), herd (1), <b>swarm</b> (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5712.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1373b.htm"><span class="l">1373b. gobay -- locusts</span></a><br><b>...</b> locusts. Transliteration: gobay or gobay Short Definition: locust-<b>swarm</b>. Word Origin<br> from the same as gebeh Definition locusts NASB Word Usage locust-<b>swarm</b> (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1373b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7430.htm"><span class="l">7430. ramas -- to creep, move lightly, move about</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin a prim. root Definition to creep, move lightly, move about NASB Word<br> Usage creep (1), creeps (7), moved (1), moves (6), prowl about (1), <b>swarm</b> (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7430.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8318.htm"><span class="l">8318. sherets -- swarmers, swarming things</span></a><br><b>...</b> creeping thing, moving creature. From sharats; a <b>swarm</b>, ie Active mass of minute<br> animals -- creep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature). see HEBREW sharats. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8318.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/baring-gould/the_village_pulpit_volume_ii_trinity_to_advent/lvi_evil_thoughts.htm"><span class="l">Evil Thoughts.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> They came upon his servants, and the houses of the Egyptians were full of swarms<br> of flies, &quot;and the land was corrupted by reason of the <b>swarm</b> of flies.&quot; The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/lvi evil thoughts.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/the_cost_of_being_cruel.htm"><span class="l">The Cost of Being Cruel and Stubborn</span></a> <br><b>...</b> If you refuse to let them go, then I will afflict all your land with frogs; and<br> the Nile shall <b>swarm</b> with frogs which shall go up and come into your house <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the cost of being cruel.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tolstoy/the_kingdom_of_god_is_within_you/chapter_ix_the_acceptance_of.htm"><span class="l">The Acceptance of the Christian Conception of Life Will Emancipate <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> proof of its truth. Men in their present condition are like a <b>swarm</b> of<br> bees hanging in a cluster to a branch. The position of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tolstoy/the kingdom of god is within you/chapter ix the acceptance of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/newton/the_life_of_jesus_christ_for_the_young/christ_teaching_by_parables.htm"><span class="l">Christ Teaching by Parables</span></a> <br><b>...</b> This is a point worth dwelling on, and so I will introduce to your notice here:<br> A <b>SWARM</b> OF BEES WORTH HIVING. <b>...</b> Here is a <b>swarm</b> of between forty and fifty bees. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../newton/the life of jesus christ for the young/christ teaching by parables.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/discipline_and_other_sermons/sermon_i_discipline.htm"><span class="l">Discipline</span></a> <br><b>...</b> &#39;How goodly,&#39; he cries, &#39;are thy tents, oh Jacob, and thy camp, oh Israel.&#39; He likens<br> them, not to the locust <b>swarm</b>, the sea flood, nor the forest fire, but to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon i discipline.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ignatius/the_epistle_of_ignatius_to_the_tarsians/chapter_ii_cautions_against_false_doctrine.htm"><span class="l">Cautions against False Doctrine.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> beings who are in a little while to perish. A <b>swarm</b> of such evils has burst<br> in upon us. [1183] But ye have not &quot;given place by subjection <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter ii cautions against false doctrine.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/fathers_of_the_third_century_tertullian_appendix/book_iv_of_marcions_antitheses.htm"><span class="l">Book iv. --Of Marcion&#39;s Antitheses.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> These gifts of theirs, and says they are to Him. Unwelcome, while He chides a People<br> prest. With <b>swarm</b> of sin? [1563] Does He, the truthful, bid,. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../book iv of marcions antitheses.htm</font><p><a href="/library/vincent/amusement_a_force_in_christian_training/thoughts_for_the_clergy_on.htm"><span class="l">Thoughts for the Clergy on the Amusement Question.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> loves. They throw off the shackles which youth hates. Our cities and villages<br> <b>swarm</b> with traps set expressly for them. Thousands <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../vincent/amusement a force in christian training/thoughts for the clergy on.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/confessions_and_enchiridion/book_seven_the_conversion_to.htm"><span class="l">Book Seven the Conversion to Neoplatonism. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> My heart cried out violently against all fantasms, [177] and with this one clear<br> certainty I endeavored to brush away the <b>swarm</b> of unclean flies that swarmed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/confessions and enchiridion/book seven the conversion to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/carpenter/the_angel_adjutant_of_twice_born_men/x_the_angel_adjutant.htm"><span class="l">&#39;the Angel Adjutant&#39;</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But more than by anything concerning the men and women of this neighbourhood, one<br> is impressed by the <b>swarm</b> of dreggy children playing their poor little <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../carpenter/the angel adjutant of twice born men/x the angel adjutant.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/swarm.htm"><span class="l"><b>Swarm</b> (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4. (n.) Hence, any great number or multitude, as of people in motion, or sometimes<br> of inanimate objects; as, a <b>swarm</b> of meteorites. <b>...</b><b>Swarm</b> (26 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/swarm.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/locust-swarm.htm"><span class="l">Locust-<b>swarm</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Locust-<b>swarm</b>. Locust's, Locust-<b>swarm</b>. Lod . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Locust-<b>swarm</b> (1 Occurrence). Amos 7:1 Thus hath <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/locust-swarm.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bee.htm"><span class="l">Bee (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Samson found a &quot;<b>swarm</b> of bees&quot; in the carcass of a lion he had slain (Judges<br> 14:8). Wild bees are described as laying up honey in woods and in clefts of rocks <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bee.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/swarming.htm"><span class="l">Swarming (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. &amp; vb. n.) of <b>Swarm</b>. Multi-Version Concordance<br> Swarming (19 Occurrences). Genesis 7:21 And all flesh <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/swarming.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pontus.htm"><span class="l">Pontus (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Miletus, &quot;greatest of the Ionic towns,&quot; sent out its colonists, <b>swarm</b> after <b>swarm</b>,<br> up through the Bosphorus, and along the southern shore of the Black Sea. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pontus.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/swarms.htm"><span class="l">Swarms (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 1:20 God said, &quot;Let the waters <b>swarm</b> with swarms of living creatures, and<br> let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky.&quot; (WEB JPS ASV DBY <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/swarms.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/creatures.htm"><span class="l">Creatures (83 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 1:20 God said, &quot;Let the waters <b>swarm</b> with swarms of living creatures, and<br> let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky.&quot; (WEB JPS ASV NAS <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/creatures.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lod.htm"><span class="l">Lod (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lod.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fly.htm"><span class="l">Fly (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> like &quot;d&quot; or &quot;z&quot; or like th in &quot;the&quot;): The references in Psalms as well as in Exodus<br> are to the plague of flies, and the word `arobh is rendered &quot;<b>swarm</b> of flies <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fly.htm - 26k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/creature.htm"><span class="l">Creature (73 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 1:20 God said, &quot;Let the waters <b>swarm</b> with swarms of living creatures, and<br> let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky.&quot; (Root in WEB KJV <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/creature.htm - 36k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/locust-swarm.html">Why did God use a locust swarm to punish Israel (Joel 1:4)? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Joel-locusts.html">Is Joel 1:4 referring to literal locusts? When was this prophecy fulfilled? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/fish-flood.html">Were fish and sea creatures also destroyed during the Flood (Genesis 6-8)? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/swarm.htm">Swarm: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Swarm (26 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Genesis 1:20</a></span><br />God said, "Let the waters <span class="boldtext">swarm</span> with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky."<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Genesis 1:21</a></span><br />God created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Genesis 7:21</a></span><br />And all flesh perished that moved upon the earth, both fowl, and cattle, and beast, and every swarming thing that swarmeth upon the earth, and every man;<br /><span class="source">(Root in JPS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Genesis 8:17</a></span><br />Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both birds, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/9-7.htm">Genesis 9:7</a></span><br />And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/8-3.htm">Exodus 8:3</a></span><br />and the river shall <span class="boldtext">swarm</span> with frogs, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedchamber, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs:<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Exodus 8:24</a></span><br />Yahweh did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up on the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail has left."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/10-14.htm">Exodus 10:14</a></span><br />The locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt. They were very grievous. Before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/11-10.htm">Leviticus 11:10</a></span><br />And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination unto you, <br /><span class="source">(See JPS DBY RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/11-29.htm">Leviticus 11:29</a></span><br />And these are they which are unclean unto you among the swarming things that swarm upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kinds,<br /><span class="source">(Root in JPS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/11-31.htm">Leviticus 11:31</a></span><br />These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Leviticus 11:42</a></span><br />Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all fours, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all swarming things that swarm upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are a detestable thing.<br /><span class="source">(Root in JPS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Leviticus 11:43</a></span><br />Ye shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarmeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.<br /><span class="source">(Root in JPS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God; sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy; neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of swarming thing that moveth upon the earth.<br /><span class="source">(Root in JPS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-44.htm">Deuteronomy 1:44</a></span><br />The Amorites, who lived in that hill country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Deuteronomy 14:19</a></span><br />And all winged swarming things are unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten. <br /><span class="source">(Root in JPS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/14-8.htm">Judges 14:8</a></span><br />After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and behold, there was a <span class="boldtext">swarm</span> of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/105-31.htm">Psalms 105:31</a></span><br />He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Isaiah 33:4</a></span><br />And the goods taken in war will be got together like the massing of young locusts; men will be rushing on them like the rushing of locusts. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a></span><br />Destroyers are come on all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Yahweh devours from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh has peace. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Jeremiah 51:14</a></span><br />Yahweh of Armies has sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill you with men, as with the canker worm; and they shall lift up a shout against you.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Jeremiah 51:27</a></span><br />Set up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz: appoint a marshal against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough canker worm.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a></span><br />What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left, the grasshopper has eaten. What the grasshopper has left, the caterpillar has eaten.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25</a></span><br />I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Micah 2:12</a></span><br />I will surely assemble, Jacob, all of you; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture; they will <span class="boldtext">swarm</span> with people.<br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/swarm.htm">Swarm</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/swarm.htm">Swarm (26 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/winged.htm">Winged (69 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wing.htm">Wing (18 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/frogs.htm">Frogs (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/dove.htm">Dove (27 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/midian.htm">Midian (60 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/midianites.htm">Midianites (30 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/moves.htm">Moves (30 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/monsters.htm">Monsters (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pigeon.htm">Pigeon (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/prey.htm">Prey (105 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bird.htm">Bird (65 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bedrooms.htm">Bedrooms (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/caesar's.htm">Caesar&#39;s (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/creepeth.htm">Creepeth (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sea-monsters.htm">Sea-monsters (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/swarmeth.htm">Swarmeth (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/heron.htm">Heron (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wherewith.htm">Wherewith (182 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/created.htm">Created (55 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/galilee.htm">Galilee (73 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/creatures.htm">Creatures (83 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kinds.htm">Kinds (110 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/chambers.htm">Chambers (68 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/creature.htm">Creature (73 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/waters.htm">Waters (386 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/first.htm">First (4693 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/large.htm">Large (235 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/household.htm">Household (222 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/corinthians.htm">Corinthians (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/birds.htm">Birds (125 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/deluge.htm">Deluge (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah (55 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/epistle.htm">Epistle (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/exodus.htm">Exodus (2 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/s/swarest.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Swarest"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Swarest" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/swarmed.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Swarmed"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Swarmed" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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